Internet Resources

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General Information on Meat

Meat and Cancer Myths

Scientific Associations & Publications
Meat Science, the official journal of AMSA
American Society of Animal Science
Institute of Food Technologists
CAST Council for Agricultural Science and Technology 
The American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

International Association for Food Protection

Government
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
National Agricultural Library
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

Industry Organizations
American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP)
American Meat Institute (AMI)

American Sheep Industry Association

Food Marketing Institute

National Meat Association
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
National Pork Board

National Hot Dog and Sausage Council
North American Meat Processors Association
Southwest Meat Association 

U.S. Meat Export Federation

Trade Publications
Meat & Poultry
The MEATing Place (Meat Marketing & Technology, Poultry)
The National Provisioner
Wattnet Home Page  (Meat Processing)

Other Resources
American Council on Science and Health

The Food Safety Consortium
International HACCP Alliance
The Meat Inspector's Home Page
Livestock Virtual Library 
Pharmacia Animal Health

Pork Information Gateway

Bovine Myology & Muscle Profiling

Porcine Myology